Tess Parks - Blood Hot (2024 Repress)

- 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF TESS PARKS DEBUT ALBUM.
- GOLD VINYL, GATEFOLD SLEEVE, HANDWRITTEN LYRIC BOOKLET.

A native of Toronto, Tess Parks moved to London, England at the age of seventeen
where she briefly studied photography before deciding to focus on music.
Tess made an impression on industry legend Alan McGee, founder of Crea2on
Records, albeit the timing of their meeting could hardly have been less ideal; McGee
was no longer involved in music and Tess was due to move back to Toronto. Ader
moving back to her hometown in 2012, Tess formed a band on the advice of McGee
and less than a year ader their meeting, he returned to music with his new label, 359
Music.

Tess became one of his first signings and released her debut record ‘Blood Hot’ in
November 2013 to excellent reviews. One reviewer described her as “Pa Smith on
Quaaludes”. Others have men2oned her “gauzy psychedelic sound” and“smouldering
voice”.

Alan McGee himself said: “She’s only 24 and is already an amazing songwriter... she
just doesn’t quite know she is yet ... her most beautiful quality is her lack of ego. Tess
is an amazing lady”.
‘Blood Hot’ is inimitably confident. It’s slow and psychedelic at times, while being
loud and ready to fill a stadium at others. There isn’t a moment on the album that
isn’t relatable or that doesn’t ring to the tune of a timeless classic to be talked about
for years to come (the same way people discuss The Velvet Underground or My
Bloody Valentine records today).

Her cult-like following has turned into a movement. And Tess is gladly leading us all
back into that space within ourselves, both deeply personal and entirely universal.
Incredibly relevant yet timeless.Cool and anti-cool. An enigma that doesn’t need
solving. Tess Parks is as she’s always been. Her best work is already out there. And
her best yet is still to come.

SIDE 1 SOMEDAYS , GATES OF BROADWAY , WHEN I AM YOUNG , REFUGEE CAMP ,
STICK AROUND, OPEN YOUR MIND.
SIDE 2 WALK BEHIND YOUR HOUSE , GOODNIGHT LOVE , THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, LIFE
IS BUT A DREAM, LOVE AROUND.

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